Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22
STREETS TO BE PAVED.
SOME USES To WHICH TIE
S67,50O WILL BE PUT.

One side of Liberty, the East Side OF
West Brosd South OF Stone street,
Part of New Houston, and Possibly
Part of whitaker street to be Laid
with Asphalt or Stone.
Some taxpayers may have noticed that
HE BUDGET tor 1887 appropriates $4,000
more Tor streets and lanes and paving
than did the budget for 1886 Last year
S45. 0U0 was allowed tor streets and lanes
and $4,000 for paving. This year $4,000
Is allowed Tor streets and lanes and $4,000
for paving. Brou 2htOn street, west OF Aber'
corn. was paved last year, partly out OF
The $4,000. As The paving appropriation
for the present year is 50. 600 greater than
was the allowance Tor the same item
last year, the question has been asked;
"What Improvements were contem plated
when the Increased allowance was
made?"
THE COMING YEARS WORK.
Alderman y. K. Thomas, who WAS
Chairman OF the Committee on Streets
ana Lanes last year, and " no VIII almost
certainly be reappuinted to the same po-
sition on the new board, was asked daY
or two ago II any stests are TO ne paved
during the ensuing year. He stated In
reply that while OF cOur.e he could not
say what vii be done he could state what
was contemplated when the budget was
made up. The most important paving
talked OF Will be one side Of Liberty
street. aud the east side 0t West Broad
street from stone street south, probably
to Anderson.
NEW HOUSTON STREET.
New Houston street along the south
side OF the Park extension will be paved
ii possible, and perhaps Whitaker street
along toe west side of the Park extension.
4 nun Der of the property owners along
Liberty street are in favor of having ii
paved. The street is too wide TO pave on
both sides of the horse car tracks. AS
there is more improved property on toe
north side OF the street than on the south
side the Council will be inclined TO pave
the north side, or at least good wide
roadway on that side. The sentiment
seems 10 be IN favor of asphalt for Liberty
street and stone for some OF the other
streets.
THE CITY SQUARES.
Another matter which IL proposed is a
systematic improvement OF the squares.
Trees have already been set out IN "A num-
Der OF them. The ratings are 10 be kept
IN better repair and the walks are tn be
paved. TIE squares in front OF the public
schools Will be the first to have tnelr
cross walks paved. Madison, CalhOun,
Chatham and Ieltair will be some of the
first attended to. There are low places
In all OF these, and during RAINY weather
Lbey are fun OF basins and pools OF water.
and those in front OF the schools are used
great deal by children.
THE CITY's DRAINAGE.
A lot OF IL Incn iron pipe was ordered
by tue old committee Tor the purpose OF
draining the eIgnOnrhood ut Bolton ana
Whitaker streets. There is quite tlat
in that vicinity and it Is generally damp
except l. the dryest weather. The dra Il
pipe viii te connected with the duffy
str, ct sewer and the water will be led III
In thai direction. Farther north o.
Whitaker street, between Macon aud
Gordon, some sewer traps will be put iu
so as TO allow The deep surface drains
under the Car trac6 aHd across the road
way to be dispensed with,